This would be by far the longest riding day as we had 700 miles and over 10 hours to ride to get home.
We woke up at dawn, packed our camping stuff, said goodbye to our home in the last 5 nights and made our way to our favorite breakfast place just up the road.
As usual we had a blast seeing the people, listening to the music, taking in all the atmosphere of the magic place and also having a great meal.
Before we left the area, we put in gas, filled our tires back to asphalt air pressure and got ourselves out of Dodge riding into the park for the very last time.
We then made our way North to Marathon, TX, stopping just before arriving there, at Border Patrol where we had to show our documents. In Marathon, TX we stopped for gas.
Then onto Del Rio, TX where we stopped again to put in gas and have a sandwich and some fruit for lunch. Leaving Del Rio, TX we had to stop again for Border Patrol.
We then rode US 337 through the Hill Country which is always a blast and stopped again at Junction, TX for gas.
After Junction, TX the temperatures started to go down dramatically and we stopped again in Brady, TX to warm up and put more gear on.
By the time we entered the DFW area, it was already dark and we caught some rain. We slowed down as conditions deteriorated but as "slowly one goes far" we eventually made it home well past 9pm. Our ride up had taken nearly 12 hours with all the stops and difficult road conditions.
That evening it felt great to have a very warm and powerful shower (the wonders of civilization), have some good home cooked meals and a quote by a chinese writer came to my mind: “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang.
What a great adventure ...
Make Life a Ride !
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